Dozens of Palestinians were injured in a large explosion in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, witnesses and medics said.
Medical sources said at least 50 Palestinians were injured. Fifteen of those were taken to al-Shifa hospital for treatment as a result of the explosion.
The Palestinian ministry of interior said the explosion happened during the dismantling of an unexploded F-16 rocket left by the Israeli army.
Ambulances rushed toward the scene of the blast in the al-Atatra neighborhood of Gaza City, with black smoke plumes visible from a distance.
Locals reported that the blast caused an electricity blackout in the area.
